Effectiveness of Lavage With Alcohol - Chlorhexidine for Chemical Matricectomy

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Ingrown Toenail

Treatments: Drug: 70% alcohol; Drug: 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01844141

RIC11022013

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the efficacy of the lavage with 70% alcohol plus 0.5% chlorhexidine versus 70% alcohol in the surgical treatment of ingrown toenails.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of the lavage with 70% alcohol plus 0.5% chlorhexidine versus 70% alcohol during the phenolization procedure in the surgical treatment of ingrown toenails in patients undergoing for chemical matricectomy.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Older than 18 with onychocryptosis

Exclusion criteria

• infection, history of tinea pedis, onychomycosis, paronychia, nail trauma or subungual hematoma, nail deformities and disorders, peripheral vascular disease or diabetes, cardiac disease, history of rheumatic fever, recent antibiotic use or current antimicrobial therapy, history of steroid use and recent nail polish use

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

alcohol - clorhexidine

Experimental group

Description:

Ingrown toenail irrigated using 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine

Treatment:

Drug: 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine

70% alcohol

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ingrown toenail irrigated using 70% alcohol

Treatment:

Drug: 70% alcohol